Hollyoaks Favourites is going to show the origin story of one of its most iconic characters.
The Channel 4 soap has announced it will travel back all the way to 1997 next week for three special episodes dedicated to Cindy Cunningham!
At that point in the soap's history, Stephanie Waring was just taking over the role from the original Cindy actress, Laura Crossley. She'd become a mainstay of Hollyoaks to the present day.
The three episodes being shown next week will flash back to Christmas 1997 to chronicle Cindy's secret pregnancy, and the birth of her daughter Holly.
Here are the episode rundowns for each night:
Wednesday, June 24
It's approaching Christmas day in Hollyoaks village 1997. Cindy Cunningham lies to her family and tells them that she has the flu to hide the fact that she is secretly pregnant. Meanwhile, Kurt Benson (Jeremy Edwards) is shocked by his Christmas gift from his wife, Ruth Osborne (Terri Dwyer), which gives him painful flashbacks.
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Thursday, June 25
It's Christmas day 1997, and Cindy Cunningham is still hiding her pregnancy from her family, but disaster strikes when she goes into labour all alone. Meanwhile, Kurt Benson (Jeremy Edwards) is arguing with Ruth Osborne (Terri Dwyer), and Jambo Bolton (Will Mellor) gets carried away when planning his future with Dawn Cunningham (Lisa Williamson), not knowing how sick she really is.
Friday, June 26
It's Dawn Cunningham's funeral, and a grieving Jambo Bolton (Will Mellor) can't contain his emotions whilst giving a heartfelt eulogy. Elsewhere, Cindy's family are shocked to discover that she secretly gave birth on Christmas Day.
As you anxiously await these episodes, this week's Hollyoaks Favourites will feature three classic episodes centring on beloved soap couple John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean.
Hollyoaks airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, with first-look episodes airing on E4 at 7pm. Wednesdays through Fridays on E4 will feature classic episodes called Hollyoaks Favourites to compensate for the soap suspending filming.
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